The Cistern Chapel is an optional dungeon in Dragon Quest IV. It holds a silver goddess statue, that can be sold to a villager in Endor for a significant sum of money during Chapter 3.
Synopsis[]
Torneko may visit the dungeon during Chapter 3, while trying to raise enough funds to purchase his own shop. The 'chapel' itself is a cave filled with channels of flowing water, which must be raised and lowered to properly spelunk its depths.
If Hardie is present in the party, he will mention that he has been hired as protection by many would-be treasure hunters in the past, and that none of them have so much as caught a glimpse of the statue before being forced to retreat.
Local enemies[]
Items[]
| Item | Location |
| 760 gold coins | Treasure chest, B2F |
| Antidotal herb | Pot, B2F |
| Chimaera wing | Pot, B2F |
| Holy lance | Treasure chest, B2F |
| Iron lance | Treasure chest, B2F |
| Medicinal herb | Treasure chest, B2F |
| Chimaera wing | Treasure chest, B3F (before flooding). |
| Iron armour | Treasure chest, B3F |
| Steel broadsword | Treasure chest, B3F |
| Silver goddess statue | Treasure chest, B4F |
Etymology[]
A pun combining cistern (a large chamber used for storing liquids in Classical times) and the famed Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church.
Other appearances[]
- B3F is re-used within the Sony PlayStation version of the game in the Fungeon.
Trivia[]
- If Torneko does not obtain the silver goddess statue in Chapter 3, it will still be present and obtainable in Chapter 5 or 6. The item will be completely useless, however, since the buyer in Endor will no longer be interested in purchasing it.